Rachel Verdin

🇮🇪 🏰Fellow academics, did you enjoy @SASE_Meeting's Annual Conference as much as we did? In this thread you’ll find what Digit was involved in at the conference 🧵

🎉 📖 Congratulations to Digit Research Fellow Dr @RachelVerdin1, who has just had a new book published! ‘Architectures of inequality: Gender pay inequity and Britain’s finance sector’ was published via Bristol University Press on 24 June. Find out more: digit-research.org/news_article/d…

PODCAST 🔊🔊🔊 'The rise & fall of grocery delivery in Europe' How did Europe's Q-Commerce sector go from multi-billion $ valuations to a wasteland in a few short years? We spoke to @RachelVerdin1, @islandexpress & Harry Parfitt to find out. Listen: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben31…

Pleased to have my evidence cited in the Sexism in the City government report published today! Includes recommendations to strengthen the Gender Pay Reporting Regs, improve transparency and tackle the sexist cultures that persist #GenderPayGap #IWD2024 committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…

Over 8000 data centres globally with Europe's biggest cluster in London. Interesting quick read here... visualcapitalist.com/cp/top-data-ce…

@islandexpress @aigwu_union Another great podcast! would love to speak to you about our ongoing research into the likes of Getir, Gorillas and Flink. Can't DM you on here. Please reach out.

** NEW EPISODE OF DELIVERY CHARGE** Bit by bit, sector by sector, and state by state, the All India Gig Workers Union (@aigwu_union) is helping platform workers open the gates to India's mid-twentieth century labour law infrastructure.

We're hosting a mini conference: Digital Work Eco-systems, Connected Workers and Fractious Connections at @SASE_Meeting 2024 Limerick. Application deadline is 19th January! @digitcentre #mini" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sase.org/event/2024-lim…

We're co-hosting an Early Career Workshop on 26 June ahead of @SASE_Meeting’s 2024 Annual Conference. It will provide an opportunity for networking and deeper discussion of early career researchers’ conference papers. The application deadline is 19 Jan. sase.org/events/early-c…

A new article from the EUROSHIP project: Poverty trap @HorizonMagEU @EUROSHIP_EU #poverty #Research

Pleased to have my evidence published by the Sexism in the City inquiry #genderpaygap #finance #Equality committees.parliament.uk/work/7842/sexi…

With @RachelVerdin1 Daniel Cruz Fuentes & @gerardoosterwyk we discussed the Progressive strategy regarding quick commerce & #DarkStores Read our latest policy study on the topic? 📕 bit.ly/PSDarkStores #FEPSAAA

Interesting round table showing the gaps and challenges to ensure fairwork in global platforms #sase2023 @TowardsFairWork @grohmann_rafael @jonasvalente

Pleased to be part of a great session on platform work: management and control at #SASE2023

We did it! The Flexible Working Bill has become law and will come into effect in 2024. What will this mean for you as an employee? #FlexibleWorkingBill 🧵1/7

Don't miss next week's #DigitDebates talk on Digitalization and the Future of the Welfare State. 📆Wedneday 12 July, 1-2pm BST Sign up here: digit-research.org/event/digitali… @SussexUBusiness @LeedsUniBSchool @ESRC @mariusbusemeyer @AchKem @Becky_Faith @RachelVerdin1

The government desperately needs a new digital inclusion strategy. Pleased to see our @digitcentre @EUROSHIP_EU research referenced in the House of Lords report @Becky_Faith @jackieo99 ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/digital-exclus…

Very pleased to be part of #GWO2023. Thanks to those who came to our presentation on the digital transformation of work and the risks of AI! @EUROSHIP_EU @digitcentre @jackieo99

TY to MEP @msaraswati for hosting our final conference 8 June and @GenPiotr for moderating the political panel. A big shout out to sec. gen. @LauradeBonfils and @social_platform for organizing everything. Looking forward to the next steps! More to be published soon.

The EUROSHIP online conference 8 June “Closing gaps in social protection against poverty in Europe will present an up-to-date picture of poverty and social exclusion in Europe and make recommendations. Register to attend: docs.google.com/forms/d/1nBI6t… @social_platform @CORDIS_EU

Q-commerce workers feeling the squeeze as venture capital funding dries up. Our @FEPS_Europe @UNI_Europa study reported in @TheGrocer @steve_rolf